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|image = Gyg_037.jpg
 
|image = Gyg_037.jpg
 
|name = Escape from Horror House
 
|name = Escape from Horror House
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|tag = Home is where the horror is!
 
|author = [[R.L. Stine]]
 
|author = [[R.L. Stine]]
|artist = Craig White
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|artist = [[Craig White]]
 
|publisher = Scholastic
 
|publisher = Scholastic
 
|media = Print (Paperback)
 
|media = Print (Paperback)
 
|date = July 1999
 
|date = July 1999
 
|pages = 135
 
|pages = 135
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|endings = 26
|series = [[Give Yourself Goosebumps]]
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|series = ''[[Give Yourself Goosebumps]]''
 
|seriesnumber = 37
 
|seriesnumber = 37
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|pre = ''[[Ship of Ghouls]]''
|saga = None
 
|pre = [[Ship of Ghouls]]
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|next = ''[[Into the Twister of Terror]]''}}
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'''''Escape from Horror House''''' is the thirty-seventh book in the ''[[Give Yourself Goosebumps]]'' gamebook series. It was published in [[1999]].
|next = [[Into the Twister of Terror]]
 
|tag = Home is where the horror is!|endings = 26}}''' Escape from Horror House''' was the thirty-seventh book in the [http://goosebumps.wikia.com/wiki/Give_Yourself_Goosebumps Give Yourself Goosebumps gamebook] series. It was preceded by [http://goosebumps.wikia.com/wiki/Ship_of_Ghouls Ship of Ghouls] and followed by [http://goosebumps.wikia.com/wiki/Into_the_Twister_of_Terror Into the Twister of Terror].
 
   
The cover had an image of a run-down house. The house had twisted and warped into features that seemed to form a monstrous face. This tagline is ''"Home is where the horror is!"''.
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The cover artwork features a run-down house. The house has twisted and warped into features that seem to form a monstrous face.
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==Blurb==
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<span style="font-family: Averia Sans Libre; font-weight: 300; color: #f2efec; font-size:18pt;">HOME IS WHERE THE HORROR IS!</span>
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Strange things have been happening at your house all week. Chairs are overturned. Pictures are hung upside down. Weird messages are appearing on the walls. Your parents are convinced you are responsible. But you know the truth. Poltergeists have moved into your house!
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  +
Can you get rid of the evil spirits with just a little help from your friends? Or will you need the help of a trained professional like the creepy medium Madame Matilda?
  +
  +
The choice is yours in this scary GOOSEBUMPS adventure that's packed with over 20 super-spooky endings!
   
It was released in July 1999 and was 137 pages long.
 
 
==Plot==
 
==Plot==
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Strange incidents of vandalism are happening at your home, and your mother refuses to believe that you didn't do it. She orders you to clean up, then leaves you at home alone. Your friend Bobby's words make you think that perhaps there is a poltergeist in your house, and indeed it turns out there is. It writes a message to you, saying that it's going to take over your body. At this point the doorbell rings, and a woman called Madame Matilda appears. She says she can help you get rid of the poltergeist, and the reader must decide whether or not to trust her.
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===Story A===
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You trust Matilda and let her into the house. Together you hold a séance and summon the poltergeist. Another ghost hunter called Marvin appears at your door, but he and Matilda hate each other and won't work together. The reader must then decide whether to work with Matilda or Marvin to get rid of the poltergeist.
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===Story B===
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You shut the door in Matilda's face and refuse to let her in. Rather than face the poltergeist by yourself, you decide to ask your friends Bobby and Lisa for help, so you go down to the basement to email them. There, you discover ghostly faces in the walls. The faces tell you that there are ''multiple ''poltergeists in your home, and that the poltergeists feed on negative emotion. You have to find a way to stop them and make sure that no one around you is expressing fear or anger...
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===Side story C===
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From story B, you get trapped in the basement, and have to convince the ghostly faces (who, in this storyline, are the poltergeists) to let you out. They will agree to release you only if you promise to find bodies for them to inhabit. When your friends arrive, the three of you have to work together to find animal bodies that the poltergeists can use.
   
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==List of endings==
Despite the title, this book focuses on you getting rid of a ghost that has haunted a house, not trying to get out of a haunted house. In most of the endings, you are killed by the ghost.
 
 
There are eighteen bad endings and eight good endings.
==Bad Endings==
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===Bad endings===
*You return home and find out that your family, except you has been turned into hideous monsters after the poltergeists possessed them all while you were away.
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*You return home and find out that your family except you has been turned into hideous, horrifying monsters after the poltergeists possessed them all while you were gone away.
 
*Your face melts off.
 
*Your face melts off.
 
*Your head explodes.
 
*Your head explodes.
 
*The poltergeists possessed the ants in your ant farm and one of them is hungry, so it decides to eat you up.
 
*The poltergeists possessed the ants in your ant farm and one of them is hungry, so it decides to eat you up.
*You feed the poltergeists enough fear to give them enough power to kill you, Bobby and Lisa.
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*When you feed the poltergeists enough fear, they will give them enough power to kill you, Bobby and Lisa.
 
*The poltergeist drains the life force out of you forever.
 
*The poltergeist drains the life force out of you forever.
 
*Marvin and Matilda fail to defend you from a three-headed orange monster before it gulps you.
 
*Marvin and Matilda fail to defend you from a three-headed orange monster before it gulps you.
*Dolls that were possessed by the poltergeists kill you when you crash your lawn mower into a tree.
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*When you "accidentally" crash your lawn mower into a tree, dolls that are possessed by the poltergeists kill you.
 
*A poltergeist tricks you into smashing Matilda's favorite necklace, which contains trapped poltergeists. after smashing the necklace, they are all released from her necklace and kill you instantly.
 
*A poltergeist tricks you into smashing Matilda's favorite necklace, which contains trapped poltergeists. after smashing the necklace, they are all released from her necklace and kill you instantly.
*Poltergeists lock you in Jen's toy box with Marvin where you are transported to the poltergeists' world. There they eat you and Marvin.
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*Poltergeists lock you in Jen's toy box with Marvin where you are transported to the poltergeists' world. Then, they eat you and Marvin.
*You, Bobby and Lisa are turned into ghosts by the poltergeists.
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*You, Bobby and Lisa are turned into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost ghosts] by the poltergeists.
 
*The poltergeists literally tickle you to death.
 
*The poltergeists literally tickle you to death.
*Your mother feeds the poltergeists with enough anger to possess your body. You become just as evil and mean as they are.
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*Your mother feeds the poltergeists with enough anger, they will possess your body and you become just as evil and mean as they are.
 
*The poltergeists might take over the whole town.
 
*The poltergeists might take over the whole town.
 
*The poltergeist tricks you into scaring Matilda away, after it kills you.
 
*The poltergeist tricks you into scaring Matilda away, after it kills you.
 
*The poltergeists transformed the ground into soft mud and waves from a nearby lake drown you, Bobby and Lisa.
 
*The poltergeists transformed the ground into soft mud and waves from a nearby lake drown you, Bobby and Lisa.
*The dolls who are posessed by poltergeists will tear you into pieces.
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*The dolls who are possessed by poltergeists will tear you into pieces.
*The poltergeists and Zak (who is now a poltergeist) combine together to bring you down.
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*The poltergeists and Zack (who is now a poltergeist) combine together to bring you down.
==Good Endings==
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===Good endings===
 
*The poltergeist's mother takes it away from the human world.
 
*The poltergeist's mother takes it away from the human world.
 
*Your sister Jen has control over the poltergeists. The bad thing is that you should never fight with her unless the poltergeists wake again.
 
*Your sister Jen has control over the poltergeists. The bad thing is that you should never fight with her unless the poltergeists wake again.
 
*The poltergeists decide to stay in the dump and leave you alone forever.
 
*The poltergeists decide to stay in the dump and leave you alone forever.
*You, Bobby and Lisa neutralize the poltergeist with magnets. You are now helped by your favorite school teacher, Ms. Peters.
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*You, Bobby, and Lisa neutralize the poltergeist with magnets. You are now helped by your favorite school teacher, Ms. Peters.
*You find out that you are telekinetic and you are the reason weird things happen. There aren't really any poltergeists and you're happy that your levitating abilities will make things much easier.
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*You find out that you have telekinetic powers and you are the reason weird things happen. There aren't really any poltergeists and you're happy that your levitating abilities will make things much easier.
 
*You find that your sister Jen was the reason weird things happen because she is now telekinetic. There isn't a poltergeist in the house (especially in your room), but you should just keep being nice to her.
 
*You find that your sister Jen was the reason weird things happen because she is now telekinetic. There isn't a poltergeist in the house (especially in your room), but you should just keep being nice to her.
*The poltergeists were joking. They don't mean to take over you. You, Bobby and Lisa play with them and then they go away to find another house to haunt.
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*The poltergeists were joking. They don't mean to take over you. You, Bobby, and Lisa play with them and then they go away to find another house to haunt.
 
*You don't let the poltergeists feed on anything that makes them strong. They evaporate and are gone forever.
 
*You don't let the poltergeists feed on anything that makes them strong. They evaporate and are gone forever.
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==International releases==
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<onlyinclude>
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! style="width:10px;" | No.
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! style="width:180px;" | Book
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! style="width:80px;" | Country/Language
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! style="width:160px;" | Translated title
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! style="width:120px;" | Release date
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! style="width:80px;" | Publisher
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|-
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| style="text-align: center;"|9
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|<p style="text-align: center;">''Im Haus der Poltergeister''</p>
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[[File:Escape_from_Horror_House_-_German_Cover_-_Im_Haus_der_Poltergeister.jpg|center|180px]]
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| style="text-align: center;"|Germany
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German
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| style="text-align: center;"|''In the House of Poltergeist''
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| style="text-align: center;"| December 14, 2001
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| style="text-align: center;"| Omnibus Verlag
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|}</onlyinclude>
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==Artwork==
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<gallery widths="195" bordercolor="transparent" spacing="small" orientation="portrait" hideaddbutton="true">
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GYGB-037.jpg|Cover artwork by [[Craig White]].
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</gallery>
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
*This book employed little of the type of humor characteristic of the series.
 
*Despite the cover, the reader's house doesn't actually twist and warp to form the monstrous face.
 
*The title of the book is a misnomer, as this story does not actually focus on the reader escaping their house. Instead, it is all about the reader attempting to get rid of the poltergeist taking over their house and managing their fear.
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*The house featured in the 2006 film, [[wikipedia:Monster_House_(film)|''Monster House'']], bears a striking resemblance to the house on the cover of this book.
  +
*Page 59 contains three erroneous sentences in the last two paragraphs: "Your flesh bubbles, then melts down your face as the inhuman energy spreads <u>though</u> your muscles. Your limbs. <u>You</u> heart thumps faster and faster. [...] You weren't <u>using exactly using</u> your head!"
   
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{{GYGoosebumps}}
*The book employed little of the type of humor characteristic of the series.
 
*There are 18 bad endings and 8 good endings.
 
*Despite the cover, the reader's house doesn't actually twist and warp to form the monstrous face that the front cover has.
 
*The title doesn't actually focus on you escaping your house, since that will be too easy to do (just unlock the door and get out). Instead, it is all about you attempting to get rid of the poltergeist taking over your house and managing your fear.
 
 
[[Category:Give Yourself Goosebumps]]
 
[[Category:Give Yourself Goosebumps]]
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[[Category:Ghosts (topic)]]
 
[[Category:Monsters]]
 
[[Category:Monsters]]
 
[[Category:Transformations]]
 
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[[Category:Houses]]
 
[[Category:Houses]]
 
[[Category:Possessions]]
 
[[Category:Possessions]]
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[[Category:Books Released In 1999]]
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[[Category:Covers by Craig White]]
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[[Category:Teachers]]

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Escape from Horror House is the thirty-seventh book in the Give Yourself Goosebumps gamebook series. It was published in 1999.

The cover artwork features a run-down house. The house has twisted and warped into features that seem to form a monstrous face.

Blurb

HOME IS WHERE THE HORROR IS!

Strange things have been happening at your house all week. Chairs are overturned. Pictures are hung upside down. Weird messages are appearing on the walls. Your parents are convinced you are responsible. But you know the truth. Poltergeists have moved into your house!

Can you get rid of the evil spirits with just a little help from your friends? Or will you need the help of a trained professional like the creepy medium Madame Matilda?

The choice is yours in this scary GOOSEBUMPS adventure that's packed with over 20 super-spooky endings!

Plot

Strange incidents of vandalism are happening at your home, and your mother refuses to believe that you didn't do it. She orders you to clean up, then leaves you at home alone. Your friend Bobby's words make you think that perhaps there is a poltergeist in your house, and indeed it turns out there is. It writes a message to you, saying that it's going to take over your body. At this point the doorbell rings, and a woman called Madame Matilda appears. She says she can help you get rid of the poltergeist, and the reader must decide whether or not to trust her.

Story A

You trust Matilda and let her into the house. Together you hold a séance and summon the poltergeist. Another ghost hunter called Marvin appears at your door, but he and Matilda hate each other and won't work together. The reader must then decide whether to work with Matilda or Marvin to get rid of the poltergeist.

Story B

You shut the door in Matilda's face and refuse to let her in. Rather than face the poltergeist by yourself, you decide to ask your friends Bobby and Lisa for help, so you go down to the basement to email them. There, you discover ghostly faces in the walls. The faces tell you that there are multiple poltergeists in your home, and that the poltergeists feed on negative emotion. You have to find a way to stop them and make sure that no one around you is expressing fear or anger...

Side story C

From story B, you get trapped in the basement, and have to convince the ghostly faces (who, in this storyline, are the poltergeists) to let you out. They will agree to release you only if you promise to find bodies for them to inhabit. When your friends arrive, the three of you have to work together to find animal bodies that the poltergeists can use.

List of endings

There are eighteen bad endings and eight good endings.

Bad endings

  • You return home and find out that your family — except you — has been turned into hideous, horrifying monsters after the poltergeists possessed them all while you were gone away.
  • Your face melts off.
  • Your head explodes.
  • The poltergeists possessed the ants in your ant farm and one of them is hungry, so it decides to eat you up.
  • When you feed the poltergeists enough fear, they will give them enough power to kill you, Bobby and Lisa.
  • The poltergeist drains the life force out of you forever.
  • Marvin and Matilda fail to defend you from a three-headed orange monster before it gulps you.
  • When you "accidentally" crash your lawn mower into a tree, dolls that are possessed by the poltergeists kill you.
  • A poltergeist tricks you into smashing Matilda's favorite necklace, which contains trapped poltergeists. after smashing the necklace, they are all released from her necklace and kill you instantly.
  • Poltergeists lock you in Jen's toy box with Marvin where you are transported to the poltergeists' world. Then, they eat you and Marvin.
  • You, Bobby and Lisa are turned into ghosts by the poltergeists.
  • The poltergeists literally tickle you to death.
  • Your mother feeds the poltergeists with enough anger, they will possess your body and you become just as evil and mean as they are.
  • The poltergeists might take over the whole town.
  • The poltergeist tricks you into scaring Matilda away, after it kills you.
  • The poltergeists transformed the ground into soft mud and waves from a nearby lake drown you, Bobby and Lisa.
  • The dolls who are possessed by poltergeists will tear you into pieces.
  • The poltergeists and Zack (who is now a poltergeist) combine together to bring you down.

Good endings

  • The poltergeist's mother takes it away from the human world.
  • Your sister Jen has control over the poltergeists. The bad thing is that you should never fight with her unless the poltergeists wake again.
  • The poltergeists decide to stay in the dump and leave you alone forever.
  • You, Bobby, and Lisa neutralize the poltergeist with magnets. You are now helped by your favorite school teacher, Ms. Peters.
  • You find out that you have telekinetic powers and you are the reason weird things happen. There aren't really any poltergeists and you're happy that your levitating abilities will make things much easier.
  • You find that your sister Jen was the reason weird things happen because she is now telekinetic. There isn't a poltergeist in the house (especially in your room), but you should just keep being nice to her.
  • The poltergeists were joking. They don't mean to take over you. You, Bobby, and Lisa play with them and then they go away to find another house to haunt.
  • You don't let the poltergeists feed on anything that makes them strong. They evaporate and are gone forever.

International releases

No. Book Country/Language Translated title Release date Publisher
9

Im Haus der Poltergeister


Escape from Horror House - German Cover - Im Haus der Poltergeister
Germany

German

In the House of Poltergeist December 14, 2001 Omnibus Verlag

Artwork

Trivia

  • This book employed little of the type of humor characteristic of the series.
  • Despite the cover, the reader's house doesn't actually twist and warp to form the monstrous face.
  • The title of the book is a misnomer, as this story does not actually focus on the reader escaping their house. Instead, it is all about the reader attempting to get rid of the poltergeist taking over their house and managing their fear.
  • The house featured in the 2006 film, Monster House, bears a striking resemblance to the house on the cover of this book.
  • Page 59 contains three erroneous sentences in the last two paragraphs: "Your flesh bubbles, then melts down your face as the inhuman energy spreads though your muscles. Your limbs. You heart thumps faster and faster. [...] You weren't using exactly using your head!"